Song of the Sun: The Life, Poetry and Teachings of Rumi [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio Cassette)

~ Andrew Harvey (Author)

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Book Description

Look inside the extraordinary life & teachings of the prophet & poet Jalal-ud-Din Rumi. A rich & inspiring portrait of what a human being in love with & empowered by God can become

About the Author

Andrew Harvey is the author of "Son of Man" (named one of "Publishers Weekly's" Best Books of 1998) & the bestsellers "The Journey to Ladakh" & "Hidden Journey". With Sogyal Rinpoche, he coauthored "The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying". He lives with his husband, photographer Eryk Hanut, in Nevada near the Mojave Desert.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564556964
• ISBN-13: 978-1564556967
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,001,938 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, May 17, 2001

By A Customer

I almost feel guilty criticizing a book about the great Rumi and criticizing a book by an author I generally admire but I have to say that this audiobook is a disappointment. In general, Andrew's reading of this book is slow, dull, and he sounds like a British professor doing a dissertation on the finer points of accounting. I honestly couldn't get past the manner of presentation to get to the heart of the book. If you want to hear the fire of Rumi, listen to Coleman Barks.

2.0 out of 5 stars Grating, September 9, 2008

By	A. Coutts (San Francisco, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The music is appropriately mystical and pleasing, and Rumi's poems are of course peerless, profound, and timeless. But Andrew Harvey's enunciation in performing the poems is grating - overly emotional, and whiney, as if spiritual extascy were somehow a complaint.

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion for Truth, February 6, 2006

By	C. MCLEAN "peony50" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Andrew Harvey has given us a passionate, loving homage to Rumi, as well as a reliable depiction of the mystical path, with its dangers and joys. Harvey is no mere `academic'; he is an enthusiastic lover of Truth. In an age when Rumi's poems are available widely, this audiobook is a powerful reminder that there is a teaching/learning depth in Rumi that his mere popularity can't possibly reflect. (Ridhwan students, especially: read or hear this book!)